Indian cuisine Egg Tarka- Mixed lentils cooked with different spices and eggs.

Dear friends,
I would love to welcome you all to my page. Today I am here with a Punjabi cuisine Egg Tarka.

The cuisine is believed to be the soul food of Punjab. Today I am here with the recipe;
though it could be cooked in several ways, like veg style, with egg, chicken, and mutton.

I am going to share with you the way I constructed it.
Now Tarka is not only restricted to Punjab;
in almost every part of India, you can see this cuisine.

This cooking is especially going with the butter nun, flatbread, etc.
So, without wasting additional time, let's see how I prepared Egg Tarka in my kitchen.

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INGREDIENTS:-

SERVING FOR FOUR PEOPLE

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PREPARATION METHOD:-

Step 1- Foremost, one day before night, soak mixed lentils with adequate water after washing them 2-3 times under running water.

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Step 2- Next day, discard the water from the lentils and pressure cook them with 1 tsp of salt;
I gave three whistles on a medium flame and then turned off the flame.

Retained the pressure inside the cooker;
If the quality of mixed lentils is good, then they would parboil easily with three whistles. If you find lentils didn't boil;
then, again give one more whistle.

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Step 3- Now strain the water and save them separately;
also, keep the lentils in another bowl. Take a bowl, add all raw eggs and salt then whisk well.

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Step 4- Place a vessel on medium flame and 1 tbsp of mustard oil, once the oil becomes smoky hot add eggs and frequently whisk eggs with a spatula to make scrambled eggs.

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Step 5- After making scrambled eggs, keep them separate in a bowl. Now in the same pan, add the remaining mustard oil. Once the oil is heated well, add 1/2 tsp of clarified butter and lower the flame.
Then add bay leaves, and dry red chilis, and after a second add minced cloves of garlic and chopped onions and saute until raw goes away.

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Step 6- After that, add roughly chopped tomatoes, salt, Kashmiri red chili powder, turmeric powder, and Tarka powder;
and mix all ingredients well with mixed lentils.

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Step 7-Once the oil starts coming out from the side of the pan, then add crumbled eggs and cook for 2-3 minutes. After that, transfer the mixed lentils into it. Combine lentils well with a spatula and cook them for about five minutes.

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Step 8-Now add minced ginger and remaining clarified butter into it. Mix well and add 2 tbsp of water that is kept separate. Taste the salt at this stage, and if required, add it at this stage.

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Step 9- Cook until water evaporates, then add chopped cilantro and combine well. Cook for 1-2 seconds and then turn off the flame.

Step 10- Now the egg Tarka is ready to serve with flatbread or butter nun as per your choice.

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That was all for today. I hope you like the cuisine and also try to prepare it at your home. Please do not forget to visit, support, and share your comment. Stay blessed, healthy, and most noteworthy happy.